tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post5094673059501349358..comments2015-03-03T11:38:13.864-05:00Comments on Query Shark: #72Janet Reidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-69003318203387627572010-02-18T17:35:05.150-05:002010-02-18T17:35:05.150-05:00I was lost at the name Mollie McWigglebutt.I was lost at the name Mollie McWigglebutt.Stephanie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-31673427438049751672008-09-03T13:14:00.000-04:002008-09-03T13:14:00.000-04:00Uh, and isn't it Junie B. Jones?Not to nitpick, of...Uh, and isn't it <I>Junie</I> B. Jones?<BR/><BR/>Not to nitpick, of course, but that's probably something you'd want to have right when it comes to selling a kid's book....Brian Jay Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887904346382617116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-5315445509182162332008-09-02T14:28:00.000-04:002008-09-02T14:28:00.000-04:00In lieu of the famous twenty dollar bill, would yo...In lieu of the famous twenty dollar bill, would you accept twenty of the lovely gold dollars? I find them so much more attractive.Julie Weathershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-53559860319136251762008-09-02T13:17:00.000-04:002008-09-02T13:17:00.000-04:00Elissa M. and talpianna are right. You cannot nam...Elissa M. and talpianna are right. You cannot name your protagonist Molly McWigglebutt. Kids are not going to identify with that character, they are going to mock her. They might end up cheering on the monster, or witch. Or whoever she's afraid of. You kind of switch antagonists from paragraph 1 to 2.<BR/><BR/>I think cute names work better for the supporting cast. Wouldn't kids love it if a teacher was named McWigglebutt? Or a witch?Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371582292020275894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-73049771372796090212008-09-01T16:26:00.000-04:002008-09-01T16:26:00.000-04:00No seven year old I know is going to get past the ...No seven year old I know is going to get past the name "Mollie McWigglebutt".Elissa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-16550028925486646312008-08-31T22:41:00.000-04:002008-08-31T22:41:00.000-04:00By the way, Mollie McWigglebutt sounds like the na...By the way, <I>Mollie McWigglebutt</I> sounds like the name of a character in a porn film.talpiannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-28620763037896507242008-08-31T22:35:00.000-04:002008-08-31T22:35:00.000-04:00Janet, you are NOT the cat's pajamas. I asked bot...Janet, you are <B>NOT</B> the cat's pajamas. I asked both my cats, and they agree. You aren't nearly fluffy enough.talpiannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-71957325653848371272008-08-31T21:06:00.000-04:002008-08-31T21:06:00.000-04:00Isn't this a tad short (unless it's a typo) for th...Isn't this a tad short (unless it's a typo) for the 7-10 range?<BR/><BR/>My daughter is nine and she'd breeze through 3500 words in fifteen minutes. A 3500 word chapter book seems like a beginning reader ages 5-7 or so. Seven would be topping out, I'd think.emeraldcitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495241111424476230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-46700915907170054652008-08-31T13:26:00.000-04:002008-08-31T13:26:00.000-04:00Sesgaia,The books she mentioned are anthologies th...Sesgaia,<BR/>The books she mentioned are anthologies that sell based on brand name recognition: Chicken Soup.<BR/><BR/>"My own book signings" sounds (to me at least) that she's talking about something else.Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-70746442000456767212008-08-31T12:43:00.000-04:002008-08-31T12:43:00.000-04:00I don't get why saying she has organized her own b...I don't get why saying she has organized her own book signings deserved a "Really? Why?" when she had just mentioned some work she'd had published. Were you asking why she had organized readings if she had nothing published, or why she was bothering organizing readings for such crappy work? Sounds like she's out there trying...sesgaiahttp://profile.typekey.com/sesgaia/noreply@blogger.com